NBA Coach Pleads Guilty in Gambling Scandal

0:00It's April 16th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is California News today, your AI-powered local news. Damon Jones, the former NBA assistant coach, is about to plea guilty in that massive federal gambling bust shaking up the league. He got nabbed back in October alongside Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Chauncey Billups, and Miami Heat Guard, Terry Rosier, part of a suite that dragged in over 30 people total. This all stems from a year's long probe into underground betting rings across the country. Prosecutors say Jones texted buddies on January 9th, 2023, tipping them that a Lakers player widely believed to be LeBron James was. Sitting out against the Milwaukee Bucks that night, he straight up told them to load up bets on Milwaukee before the news dropped, and sure enough, the player didn't play. The NBA is freaking out because Jones worked as an assistant for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2016 to 2018, and stayed tight with. The Lakers crew afterward, fans and execs are buzzing about how deep this insider info

1:04league win, especially since it echoes the John Tay Porter Mass 18 months back, where the X-Rapter got lifetime ban for feeding gamblers' tips and tanking his own stats. Jones heads to Brooklyn Federal Court on May 6th for his change of plea hearing, marking the first big admission in this scandal. With Rosier and Bill Upp still in the mix, expect more charges and fallout as investigators keep digging into the league's betting shadows.